Fan — Fan used by Marie Lohr in 'The School for Scandal', Great Britain, 1909
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1909
Fan in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number S.72-1988), made in Great Britain, dated 1909, attributed to unknown. The museum's brief description reads: Fan used by Marie Lohr as Lady Teazle in The School for Scandal, His Majesty's Theatre, 7 April 1909.
Museum description: Fan, the organdie leaf painted on one side with a central image of a young couple in 18th century costume, with, to either side, images showing pastoral scenes, the whole leaf decorated with cut steel sequins, the sticks of carved and painted ivory, with a black velvet ribbon attached. The museum records it as Painted organdie, sequins, metal, and ivory, with velvet ribbon, measuring Height 21.5 cm; Width 4.5 cm; Width 40 cm; Depth 1.8 cm.
These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
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- Catalogue references
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Historical context
Fan used by Marie Lohr as Lady Teazle in The School for Scandal, His Majesty's Theatre, 7 April 1909.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- organdie, paint, sequins, metal, ivory, velvet ribbon
- Dimensions
- Height 21.5 cm; Width 4.5 cm; Width 40 cm; Depth 1.8 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Painted organdie, sequins, metal, and ivory, with velvet ribbon
- Maker recorded
- unknown
- Place recorded
- Great Britain
Identification
- Museum object name
- Fan
- Museum object number
- S.72-1988
- Museum system number
- O1114038
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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